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Many of the city's hotels, office buildings, shops and restaurants [1] are located in the CBD. It lies along the northern coast of Manama. [2] The CBD is considered one of the best shopping areas in the city; [citation needed] it has the Manama Souq (market, in Arabic), located near the Bab Al Bahrain (the Gateway of Bahrain).
The Souq lies in the north of Manama, in-between the old parts of the city and the Central Business District, to the east of Noaim and west of Ras Rumman. The main entrance is the historic Bab Al Bahrain building. The country's only synagogue is located in the area.
Bab Al Bahrain (Arabic: باب البحرين, translitered Bāb al-Baḥrayn meaning Gateway of Bahrain) is a historical building located in the Customs Square in the central business district of Manama. It marks the main entrance to the Manama Souq.
Bab al-Souq (Gate of the Market), thought to have been located on the southwestern corner of the al-Nouri Mosque. Bab Tadmur (Gate of Palmyra) located on the northeastern side of the wall. Bab al-Dirayb (or Bab al-Dayr) located on the eastern side of the wall. Bab al-Sebaa (Gate of the Lions) located east of the citadel, and leads to the Old City.
The Bahrain School and Modern Knowledge School are both also located in Juffair. There is a new commercial road in Juffair (Al Shabab Road) that houses many restaurants and retail outlets. Near the entrance of Juffair, there is a building called Murjan Shopping Center that has a large supermarket, a restaurant, post office, and coffee shops. [5]
Al Dar Island; Hawar Islands: a group of islands off the west coast of Qatar in the Gulf of Bahrain; Durrat Al Bahrain: a land-reclamation development similar to Dubai's Palm Islands. Bahrain Bay is a waterfront real estate development situated on the north-east coastline of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Bahrain gave women the right to vote in elections for the first time in 2002. Football is the most popular sport in Manama (and the rest of the country), with three teams from Manama participating in the Bahraini Premier League. Notable cultural sites within Manama include the Bab Al Bahrain and the adjacent souq area.
The Avenues is a waterfront shopping center situated along Bahrain Bay, in Manama, Bahrain.Developed by the King Faisal Corniche Development Company, the $186 million (BD90 million) development spans a total area of 273,000 m 2 (2,940,000 sq ft) along a 1.5 km (0.93 mi) seafront corniche.